Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

Beautiful pictures, Patrol4.8, especially the first two .

hier is die ou datsunkie besig om te stretch

nou stretch ons eers!

Now that's "flexing"

Sjoe Engel jou Safari se voorkant flex beter as die Patrol.
Ek wonder of die Patrol beter sal flex sonder sy voorste stabilizer bars ek weet dit maak agter 'n groot verskil.

Die safari flex verskriklik. 977 op die rti scale! ek is nou besig en hoop om so 1200 uit hom te kry!! so paar klein mods en daar gaat ons!!

Excellent flex, Engel! Nothing wrong with a well sorted leaf spring suspension. Would you perhaps tell us more about your suspension setup and the further improvements thay you are planning?

Patrol4.8 wrote:Sjoe Engel jou Safari se voorkant flex beter as die Patrol.

The radius arm type suspension used in the Y60 and Y61 Patrol has a high inherent roll stiffness, which fights flex. This roll stiffness increases rapidly and nonlinearly with increasing flex, because it originated from the deformation of the rubber bushes attaching the radius arms to the suspension housing.

Patrol4.8 wrote:Ek wonder of die Patrol beter sal flex sonder sy voorste stabilizer bars ek weet dit maak agter 'n groot verskil.

Removing the front anti-roll bar will make a difference, but possibly not as much as removing the rear, because of the high inherent roll stiffness even without an anti-roll bar.

Bredell's car down Van Zyl's pass